# N8078V: 2002 Aerotrike COBRA

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Aerotrike COBRA](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerotrike-cobra) (registry code 0590259, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Rotax 582UL DCDI](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ul-dcdi) (registry code 55563)
- Serial number: 048
- Year built: 2002
- Type: Weight-shift-control
- Engine type: 2 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, registered before 01/31/08
- Airworthiness date: September 21, 2007
- Certificate issued: July 31, 2007
- Expires: January 31, 2028
- Mode S code: AAFF62
- Registered owner: [Bell Corwin E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BELL%20CORWIN%20E)
- Location: [Crestone, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Crestone)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.8654° N, 105.6791° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 81131, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8078V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8078V

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Aerotrike COBRA)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Rotax 582UL DCDI)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N8078V.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N8078V.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N8078V

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N8078V before.

- [Cancelled 2004-07-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8078V-2004-07-22): Embraer EMB-120, S/N 120242, built 1991. Exported to Angola. Owner: [International Airline Support Group Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/INTERNATIONAL%20AIRLINE%20SUPPORT%20GROUP%20INC), [Atlanta, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Atlanta)
- [Cancelled 1995-05-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8078V-1995-05-04): Bell 206B, S/N 4332. Exported to El Salvador. Owner: [Bell Helicopter Textron Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BELL%20HELICOPTER%20TEXTRON%20INC), [Fort Worth, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Fort%20Worth)
- [Cancelled 1991-02-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8078V-1991-02-12): Piper PA-28-181, S/N 288090074. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Douglass Bruce M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DOUGLASS%20BRUCE%20M), [Sacramento, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Sacramento)

## Related

- Other Aerotrike COBRA aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/aerotrike-cobra/aircraft.md
- The Rotax 582UL DCDI engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ul-dcdi.md

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